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Table 3 Antimicrobial activities of various plant extracts (100 μg of the extract per loaded disc)

From: Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis and some other medicinal plants commonly used in South-East Asia

   

Zone of inhibition (extract)/Zone of inhibition (standard)

   

S. aureus

B. subtilis

Ps. Aeruginosa

M. smegmatis

C. albicans

Plant name (Latin)

Plant part

Code

Ave

SD

Ave

SD

Ave

SD

Ave

SD

Ave

SD

Arachis hypogea

Leaves

PLB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

PLW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

PLE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Rhizomes

PRLB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

PRLW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

PRLE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Epipremnum pinnatum

Leaves

RB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

RW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

RE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Stems

RSB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

RSW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

RSE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Stems (fresh juices)

RF

0.29

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Periscaria hydropiper

Aerial parts (leaves & stems)

LB

0.30

0.02

0.32

0.02

-

-

0.50

0.00

0.50

0.00

  

LW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

LE

0.25

0.02

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

LM

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Imperata cylindrica

Rhizomes

AB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

AW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

AE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Houttuynia cordata

Aerial parts (leaves & stems)

FSB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

FB

-

-

0.30

0.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

FW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

FE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Aerial parts (fresh juices)

FF

0.29

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Murraya koenigii

Leaves

CB

-

-

0.30

0.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

CW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

CE

0.49

0.01

0.35

0.03

-

-

0.77

0.05

-

-

  

CM

0.20

0.02

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Magnolia officinalis

Barks

MB

0.35

0.06

0.37

0.00

-

-

1.07

0.06

-

-

  

MW

0.30

0.01

0.32

0.02

-

-

0.71

0.05

-

-

  

ME

0.50

0.01

0.61

0.03

-

-

1.23

0.05

0.89

0.06

  

MM

0.19

0.04

-

-

-

-

0.24

0.08

-

-

Typhonium flagelliforme

Aerial parts (leaves & stems)

YB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

YW

0.22

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

YE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Rhizomes

YRB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

YRW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

YRE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Leaves (fresh juices)

YF

0.28

0.06

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Rhizomes (fresh juices)

YRF

0.27

0.02

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Roots (fresh juices)

YRR

0.23

0.02

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-